Development of Attentional Biases for Affective Cues in Infants of Mothers With Depression
Recruiting · NCT06835855 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Binghamton University
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What this trial is about
The goal of this study is to examine attentional biases for facial displays of emotion as a mechanism of risk in infants of mothers with postpartum major depression, and the potential role of infant arousal in the development of these attentional biases.
Who can take part
Age range
6 Months and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- The high-risk group (n = 150) will consist of women with at least one episode of MDD since their baby's birth.
- To qualify for the low-risk group (n = 75), women cannot have a history of any depressive disorder or any current psychiatric diagnoses.
- Infants will be required to be singleton children born full-term (\> 37 weeks) and normal weight (\> 2,500 grams) with no birth complications or health problems to avoid medical complications contributing to infants' attention, reactivity, and regulation measures.
- The two groups will be matched on demographic factors (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, income).
Exclusion criteria
- Additional exclusion criteria are diagnoses of alcohol or substance use disorders currently or at any point during pregnancy, or lifetime history of bipolar or psychotic disorders.
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- Binghamton University - Binghamton, New York, United States